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John’s favorite books

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All the Pretty Ho...

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All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)

by Cormac McCarthy

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Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult

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